2022 Previous Events

January 2022

JAZZ AND BLUES

With Steph McEwin

Lisa Tui

Robbie Murray

and....

Matt Davis

Songs of hope and heart for 2022

Gabriel Baird -Piano

Schubert’s Piano Sonata No. 21.

Rachmaninov, Poulenc, Strauss and  others.

February 2022

18 West Melton Annual Art Event

Works by 12 Canterbury Artists:

Ally Choi

Caroline Kelly

Christine Watton

Don McAra

Haruko Furukawa

Janie Porter

John Maillard

Mary Fraser

Naomi Goto Garrett

Sarah Beal

Soon-Lee Spicer

Stephanie Mcewin

Canterbury Cellists

Hugo Zanker,

Sylvia Nissen,

Janet Cubey,

Rowan Sinton,

Joy Chou,Ching Lam,

Naomi Harmer,

Carolyn Johnson-Wu- piano.

Vivaldi, Popper, Piazzolla, Barber and more

March 2022

ENTRADA

Celtic music Duo

Jonathan Le Cocq (Guitar) Tessa White (Violin and Mandolin).

ENTRADA (Spa./Por./Eng.): Entry. Gateway. Journey into unexplored territory. Armed incursion. Bald patch.

https://www.facebook.com/EntradaDuo

"This is great to see … they play wonderfully. It's quite the thing to hear them playing those two tunes with their crazy time signatures." Liz Carroll (2016)

"WOW! … lovely lovely playing of a masterpiece" Kevin Crawford, Lunasa (2016)

Josh Hooker Violin

Young Christchurch talent, Violinist Josh Hooker

playing pieces by Pärt, Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Mendelssohn.

Accompanied by Tim Emerson

Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No.1

Played  together with

Ryan Gu - Piano

Jasmine Hooker – Cello

April 2022

An afternoon of song.  

Alex Robinson (Baritone)          

Katherine Doig (Soprano)

Jeremy Woodside (Piano)   

A selection of opera arias, art songs and duets.

This amazing ensemble, will be performing works by Schubert, Strauss, Mozart, Puccini and others.

Tony Ferner and Friends
Classical  Flute  at its best.

Tony Ferner (Principal Flute Emeritus of Christchurch Symphony Orchestra) & his friends 
Ai Ando-Ferne (Flute)
Elgee (Cello) & Josie (Piano) 
We will play Piazzolla, Weber, Bach, Chaminade, Faure, Paganini, Loeillet etc.

May 2022

Hagely Jazz School

Cancelled

Travel Through Time,

Henry Nicholson -Violin

and friends

Rakuto Kurano-Violin Viola & Piano

Gabriel Baird- Piano & Bassoon

Amy McMurdo -Cello

Aya McLarty-Violin

will take you on a musical journey through time. We will explore repertoire from Valentini to Biber of the early Baroque, through Mozart and Gershwin, to contemporary music of our current era.

June 2022

Quantum Acoustics

All-Genders, mixed-voices ensemble!

will feature women’s and mixed groups An afternoon of  

Acapella  Singing.

Kinga Krupa  

Piano

Debussy and  Liszt

Aeolus Collective  

Is thrilled to be performing as a part of the Classical Series at the Nut Point.

Performing various works, the programme is sure to appeal to all lovers of classical and contemporary music.

Elísa Bird - soprano (soprano),

Jennie Gough (alto),

Rachael Travaille (tenor)

Lana Law (baritone),

This quartet has played together on many occasions as is evident in their animated stage presence.

July 2022

Lixin’s Student Concert

Selected Piano Students

A Woman's Touch

Lois Johnston & Margot Button

An exploration of the vocal repertoire which is normally viewed as Tenor and Baritone territory....

But from a female perspective.

Re-visit songs and arias by Dowland, Schubert, Mozart, Verdi and Puccini, and see them through a slightly different lens.

Accompanied by Jeremy Woodside.

August 2022

Valeriy Maksymov & Iryna Maksymova  

Selected Piano & Violin Students 2022

Atlas Voice Studios Students

An afternoon of scintillating vocal music provided by the students of Amanda and Ravil Atlas otherwise known as Atlas Voice Studios. These students provide an afternoon of glorious vocal music from opera, musical theatre, art song, and more. Your hosts, Amanda and Ravil, will guide you through a menagerie of some of the world's most loved songs and a few unknown surprises.

Mike Bickers Boptet

The great 1950’s

Jazz giants .

Cancelled due to Covid

September 2022

University of Canterbury Students Ensembles 2022

The Nocturnals

Familiar and obscure jazz.

October 2022

THE  KILMARNOCK  EDITION

Julian Anderson, Murray Compton, Dayle Hadlee,

Ross Blanks, Erin Callanan   

Scottish and Irish songs

Café Operana

Helen Webby - Harp

Sophia Bidwell -Accordion

Lois Johnston vocals

Matt Davis, Under the  Kitchen Sink.                   

classic standards, contemporary and original compositions.

November  2022

The Ferner’s Selected Students

Solos & Ensemble

2022

West Melton Native Plants 2022

--Dr Colin Meurk       

Community engagement local nature & guardianship.

-Workshop  

Christchurch School of Music

Chamber Ensembles and Solos          

2022

Swing 42

Hot Club Jazz.  stretch out to  compositions by Django Reinhardt and other timeless classics

December 2022

John Bevin Trio- Christmas Time

John Bevin –Piano

Mike Kime – Bass

Chris Searle- Drums

Jazz trio with a difference include interpretations of many much loved rock classics from the Rolling Stones to Sting and more, as well as Jazz standards